Island community in Negros named as Philippines’ first zero waste village
The island is a tourist destination known for its white beaches, dive spots, and marine sanctuary.
On Ecological Sin (Part II): ‘The Greed Line’
The human imprint on the global environment has now become so large and active that it rivals some of the great forces of nature in its impact on the functioning of the Earth system
Human rights lawyer, environmental defender gunned down in Mindanao
Macababbad was the 58th lawyer and the third member of the red-tagged National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers killed under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
On Ecological Sin (Part 1)
There is so much to learn from our tradition and there is so much to learn from others and Laudato Si’, I believe, is leading us towards that path.
Amnesty International urges governments to recognize the right to a healthy environment
Callamard said governments’ failure to address the impacts of the climate crisis in spite of overwhelming scientific evidence “may well be the biggest inter-generational human rights violation in history.”
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The Looming Strife of the Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples
Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples continue to face these blocks of challenges relating to security and human rights, natural resources, and the tenurial land security particularly in the delineation of their ancestral domain.
Healthy environment is a collective responsibility, says Pope Francis
He said the duty to protect the environment is both an individual and collective responsibility, adding that “when we speak only of rights, we think only of what is due to us.”
Church needs to address ‘sin of reckless manipulation of nature,’ says Cardinal Bo
Cardinal Bo said “ecological sins need to get as much press as the sexual sins get in many parts of the Catholic world”
Church executive appeals support for campaign against black sand mining
The priest said civil society organizations and faith-based groups in other regions and at the national level “have a huge role in educating the public that this ecological concern affects the entire country.”
Philippine green groups urge Duterte to immediately order ban on single-use plastic
The Philippines ranked third in the world for failing to deal with its plastics, with 81 percent of the country’s plastics waste mismanaged